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called the Blessinge of ffalmouth was intrusted and imployed by the arlate William Harris
and Nicholas Jollye to be an assistant unto his contest Henry Tutton the
Purser of the same shipp to helpe sell and dispose of their goods in Virginia; and
that in the monethes of March or Aprill last past, this deponent kepte the key of
one case contayninge twelve bottles of stronge water belonginge to the
sayd Harris and Jollye, which was stowed in the gun roome of the sayd shipp, and
whilest the sayd shipp was at Virginia this deponent goeinge on shoare, about some
affayres for the sayd Harris and Jollye, at his returne perceived that the
sayd case of stronge waters had bene opened, and that there were taken out of
it six bottles of stronge water, each bottle contayninge about three quarts
and within three or fower dayes after he dound that there was taken out of the
sayd case another bottle of stronge waters, about the same bignes, which
stronge waters cost in Bristoll six shillings per gallon or
upwards which he knoweth to be true for that he bargayned for the same, and in
Virginia every fgallon of the sayd stronge watrs would yeilde
betwixte twenty and five and twentye pounds of Tobacco,
and at that rate the rest of the sayd stronge waters were trucked awaye
and sould for in Virginia, to the porte of London Virginia Tobaccoe
was comonly sould heere in London for 6 d per pounde and the buyer to paye for
the custome and other petty charges thereof

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